Chances are you know óf the Rusalka albeit not by this name or even identified as a Slavic myth! She is an evil water nymph usually represented as a beautiful young woman who appears in or around pools, small lakes and other waterways. She will tempt young farmers or fishermen to come and enter the water with her and then drown them.

Their providence is somewhat of a mystery, but connaisseurs seem to agree on the idea that they came from young women who drowned themselves after being jilted by a lover.

Rusalka are usually represented as young, scantilly clad women with an extremely pale, almost translucent skin and green, glowing eyes. They are most dangerous in the first weeks of June. Sallant detail: in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine it was forbidden to swim during this week and the Rusalka week (early June) was still celebrated in Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine when the spirits are ritually banished, right up until the 1930's.

As the first stories are pouring in, we are proud to present the latest addition to our project. It's the legendary Goat Riders of Belgium. Terrorizing the Belgian Kempen region in the late 18th century, a true witch hunt ensued which brought many innocent people to the gallows. To this day there are rumours that they had sold their souls to the devil and that the actual members of the gang were never executed.This is just one of the many, many myths and legends that surround European culture and that we are trying to bring to the fore. We hope you will enjoy this story as much as you did the ones about the mythical Land of Youth (Irish) or the Blind Woman of Barvas.

Soon we'll have more stories, featuring myths you may have never heard of, so check back regularly!